diff --git a/tools/git/prepare-commit-msg b/tools/git/prepare-commit-msg
index 33470193a31..f957c183179 100755
--- a/tools/git/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/tools/git/prepare-commit-msg
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ SOB=$(git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT)
 cat <<EOF > $file
 ################################# 80 chars #####################################
 Summary: 
+
 Detail: 
 
 BUG-ID: